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Due to COVID-19 restrictions and for the safety of our members, attendees, and staff, the 11th Annual Autism Advocacy and Acceptance Day will be held virtually via Zoom on Friday, February 5, from 9am - 11am. This will replace our annual Day on the Hill event at the Iowa State Capitol. To register, click here.
Find out more »Click here to register! This presentation will cover strategies and resources to help with the continued challenge of children learning at home. Many of you have already developed a solid plan for learning so hopefully this presentation will help to reinforce what is working for your family as well as provide new ideas and twists on your current plan. Jan Turbes and Susan Askeland are the presenters for this event and are current board members of ASI. Jan and Sue…
Find out more »Click here to register! This presentation will cover strategies and resources to help with the continued challenge of children learning at home. Many of you have already developed a solid plan for learning so hopefully this presentation will help to reinforce what is working for your family as well as provide new ideas and twists on your current plan. Jan Turbes and Susan Askeland are the presenters for this event and are current board members of ASI. Jan and Sue…
Find out more »Have questions about Guardianship in Iowa? Register today for a Lunch and Learn on Thursday, March 4th at 12:00pm CST featuring Attorney Scott Lyon from Disability Rights Iowa. Zoom information will be emailed to registrants prior to event date. For a printable event flyer, click here. Click here to register! Hosted by:
Find out more »To register for this lunch and learn, click here. This course will explore key components and stages of social emotional learning (SEL), related brain anatomy and function, and factors that may impact SEL development. Additionally, participants will be able to demonstrate an understanding of factors that may impact a child’s use of social emotional skills across the school day and techniques and strategies that will assist children in making use of these skills. Leslie Rogers, M.S., CCC-SLP, has a…
Find out more »To register for this lunch and learn, click here. This course will teach effective techniques for communicating with your physicians, recording your medical information and organizing medical visits. Susan Askeland graduated from the University of Nebraska with a master’s degree in speech language pathology. She worked for Northwest AEA in Sioux City as a speech language pathologist and a member of the autism resource team for 37 years. In 2013 she moved to eastern Iowa where she worked as an…
Find out more »Autism, Gender and Sexual Identity Conference Friday, April 9, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. To register for this conference, click here. For a printable event flyer, click here. Agenda 9:00 a.m. - Welcome 9:05 a.m. - Autism and Identity: Making Sense of Gender, Presented by Peter Daniolos, M.D. Learning Objectives: Participants will leave this seminar with heightened appreciation of the importance of not foreclosing on gendered options when working with all youth, including those who present as gender nonconforming (GNC), gender…
Find out more »To register for this lunch and learn, click here. Most people with autism complain of poor sleep. Unfortunately, previous research had a hard time understanding exactly what kinds of poor sleep were most prevalent in autism. With the support of over 5,000 families with autism from the SPARK study, we were able to identify eight distinct patterns that describe most kinds of poor sleep experienced in autism. We were able to identify genetic factors underlying these sleep patterns, and…
Find out more »Register today for a virtual watch party of the documentary, “Swim Team”, on April 15, at 7:00 p.m. Following the screening, join the live conversation with filmmaker, Lara Stolman. Brought to you by ASK Resource Center, Iowa DD Council and Autism Society of Iowa. Click here to register.
Find out more »To register, click here. For a printable event flyer, click here. Pool Tournament to Benefit the Autism Society of Iowa At 9 Ball Singles Tournament, Race to 3 Date: April 18, 2021 1:00 – Registration and Rules Meeting 2:00 – Play Begins $10.00 Registration Fee Winner receives ½ of Registration Fee Questions? Please call or text Jeremy Davis at 712-269-8889 Come and Enjoy the Taco Bar! $1.00 from every blue signature drink sold benefits:
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